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Birmingham’s Shakespeares becomes 72nd ABS of 2013

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Francesca Fanshawe
3 June 2013
ABS

Number of firms granted licences by SRA hits 2012 levels

The number of firms granted alternative business structure (ABS) status in 2013 has now hit the same level as for the whole of 2012, as Shakespeares became the latest mid-tier outfit to announce it has been granted a licence in mid-May.

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